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Find the latest news about charity finance, fundraising, governance, management, communications & social enterprise on Third SectorenCopyright 2019, Haymarket Media Groupthirdsector@haymarket.com (Third Sector)Fri, 22 Feb 2019 12:03:46 Zthirdsector@haymarket.com (Third Sector)https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/vodafone-supply-mobile-phones-victims-domestic-abuse/digital/article/1562610
Vodafone to supply mobile phones to victims of domestic abuseThe Lifeline programme is being run with the charity SafeLivesFri, 22 Feb 2019 10:33:54 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1562610Digitalhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/case-study-arts-sisterhood-founded-battle-mental-illness/management/article/1526235
Case study: How Arts Sisterhood was founded to battle mental illnessAli Strick set up the organisation three years ago to help with her own battle against mental illness, but also to do something productive at the same timeWed, 20 Feb 2019 14:25:54 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526235Managementhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/merger-creates-new-police-welfare-charity/management/article/1526392
Merger creates new police welfare charityPolice Care UK succeeds the Police Dependants' Trust and the National Police FundThu, 21 Feb 2019 17:12:20 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526392Mergers and partnershipshttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/ruth-hunt-leave-stonewall-august/management/article/1526375
Ruth Hunt to leave Stonewall in AugustHunt has worked for the LGBT rights charity since 2005 and became chief excutive in 2014Thu, 21 Feb 2019 15:58:22 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526375Managementhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/nicola-sturgeon-sounds-post-brexit-funding-warning-charities/policy-and-politics/article/1526351
Nicola Sturgeon sounds post-Brexit funding warning for charitiesThe Scottish First Minister says charities in Scotland benefit significantly from EU funds and calls for clarity over how they might be replacedThu, 21 Feb 2019 14:16:55 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526351Policy and Politicshttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/recognise-reality-pay-trustees-large-charities-says-charity-lawyer/governance/article/1526340
Recognise reality and pay trustees at large charities, says charity lawyerPhilip Kirkpatrick of Bates Wells Braithwaite says the existing governance model is broken and proposes a model of 'assured unitary governance'Thu, 21 Feb 2019 13:02:07 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526340Governancehttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/power-change-launches-42m-funding-scheme-new-homes/finance/article/1526333
Power to Change launches £4.2m funding scheme for new homesCommunity groups can apply for grants of up to about £50k for new-build and refurbishment projectsThu, 21 Feb 2019 12:19:28 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526333Financehttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/small-development-charities-apply-dfid-grants-50k/finance/article/1526219
Small development charities can apply for DfID grants up to £50kThe Small Charities Challenge Fund is open to charities with annual incomes of less than £250,000Wed, 20 Feb 2019 12:06:38 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526219Financehttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/scvo-finds-charities-expect-financial-situation-worse/finance/article/1526256
SCVO finds charities expect financial situation to get worseA survey by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations discovers that most are worried about rising overheads, the impact of funding costs and increased demand on their servicesWed, 20 Feb 2019 15:33:21 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526256Financehttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/study-says-fundraisers-ask-people-windfalls/fundraising/article/1526233
Study says fundraisers should make an ask before people get windfallsThe paper says people are more generous before they know how much money they will receiveWed, 20 Feb 2019 14:16:13 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526233Fundraisinghttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/clic-sargent-extends-morrisons-partnership/fundraising/article/1526212
Clic Sargent extends Morrisons partnershipThe partnership was due to end in February next year, but will be extended for 12 monthsWed, 20 Feb 2019 11:20:42 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526212Fundraisinghttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/majority-public-want-charities-re-use-empty-shops/article/1526152
Majority of public want charities to re-use empty shopsResearch from the Charities Aid Foundation finds that 70 per cent of people would prefer to see a charity use a shop than to see it left emptyTue, 19 Feb 2019 15:51:19 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526152https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/lottery-body-finds-no-reason-withhold-500k-grant-transgender-charity/finance/article/1526168
Lottery body finds no reason to withhold £500k grant from transgender charityThe National Lottery Community Fund was criticised by The Sunday Times for making the grant to MermaidsTue, 19 Feb 2019 17:15:26 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526168Financehttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/lambeth-council-pay-damages-pro-life-charity-eviction-row/policy-and-politics/article/1526134
Lambeth Council to pay damages to pro-life charity after eviction rowStaff and volunteers from Life were evicted from the Lambeth Country Show last year, with the council claiming the charity had booked its place using 'inaccurate information'Tue, 19 Feb 2019 13:26:21 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526134Policy and Politicshttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/memorial-fund-established-honour-late-leicester-city-owner/finance/article/1526125
Memorial fund established in honour of late Leicester City ownerThe Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Foundation has launched the Gift Of A Wish fund, offering a total of £610,000 for any charity, with priority given to projects in the East Midlands or Leicestershire areasTue, 19 Feb 2019 12:30:57 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526125Financehttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/small-charities-coalition-launches-charity-set-up-tool/governance/article/1526073
Small Charities Coalition launches charity set-up toolThe tool, charitysetup, helps to guide people through the process and to register with the Charity CommissionMon, 18 Feb 2019 16:14:39 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526073Governancehttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/justgiving-removes-interpal-pages-protests-pro-israeli-group/fundraising/article/1526079
JustGiving removes Interpal pages after protests from pro-Israeli groupUK Lawyers for Israel said JustGiving was breaking US and Australian anti-terror laws by hosting pages for the relief charityMon, 18 Feb 2019 16:58:44 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526079Fundraisinghttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/leadership-development-no-silver-bullet-sector-says-academic/management/article/1526037
Leadership development is no silver bullet for the sector, says academicJames Rees of the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership, says leadership initiatives are fine, but there is no magical solution to the sector's illsMon, 18 Feb 2019 12:52:46 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526037Managementhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/rape-charity-faces-racist-abuse-tommy-robinson-highlights-its-advert/communications/article/1526030
Rape charity faces racist abuse after Tommy Robinson highlights its advertRape Crisis (Wycombe, Chiltern and South Bucks) says it has been bombarded with phone calls, messages and emails since Robinson posted an advert for its services on his Facebook page with a misleading captionMon, 18 Feb 2019 12:15:27 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1526030Communicationshttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/third-sector-research-centre-plans-more-networked-future/policy-and-politics/article/1525956
Third Sector Research Centre plans "more networked" futureFunding for the centre from the Barrow Cadbury Trust and Birmingham University has recently expiredFri, 15 Feb 2019 16:26:23 Zhttps://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1525956Policy and Politics